Video Transcript

Learning about mental health

Emily:

My parents both immigrated from different countries in different parts of Asia and in their culture, mental health
didn't really exist to them.

And it was really, really hard for them to understand anything that I was going through.

Sean:

I hadn't really heard of what anxiety or depression was. It certainly wasn't spoken about.

Sandi:

I do remember saying to my doctor, “How did I end up here?” And he said to me, Sandi, you could be the world's best bone surgeon, but that's not going to prevent you from breaking a bone.

Emily:

Online I found these stories where people were talking about how their, you know, their gender and their sexuality
and their culture and like all this other stuff, like fed into how they're feeling.

And I can't really tell you how healing it was to find out that I genuinely wasn't alone.

Sean:

Recognizing later on what it was that I was going through is a sobering thought because I could have helped myself at such an earlier stage than what I was able to do if I'd spoken to a professional about it or just had a conversation with somebody else.

Sandi:

We all can have a courageous voice and we can all use that courageous voice when we need support with something.

When we're feeling low, when we're feeling lonely. That we can reach out to someone and just chat.